University School of Dance
College of Kinesiology
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND DO NOT LOSE THESE SHEETS!!!
Dear Parents and Performers:
The following is very important regarding the Dress Rehearsal and the Dance Recital performances.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Below is a list of which classes will be dancing in the afternoon and evening performances. Our
school is too large to present the entire dance program in just one show, unless we were to move
to a more expensive and larger venue. In order to keep the recital and ticket costs down, we offer a
matinee and an evening show on the same day. We try to accommodate children and families in
different classes into the same performance, but often it is difficult and we do not want to put too
much pressure on those junior students, who are in multiple classes to perform all their numbers in
the same performance. For this reason, many of the senior students will perform in both shows, so
that we can provide a balanced program of our class offerings, and progressions made.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but as an added incentive to keep ticket costs
down for parents, there is much opportunity to volunteer that day or at the rehearsal, in some
capacity, and see their child’s performance for free.
2 PM Matinee:
Creative Dance 4/5 (THURS)
Beginner Jazz A
Beginner Tap A
Pre-Primary Ballet
Pre-Beginner Jazz
Spirit Flyers Child BEG
Grade 2 Ballet
Level 2 Tap
Pre-Elementary Jazz
Beginner Hip Hop
Grade ¾ Ballet
Junior Lyrical
Kids in Motion
Spirit Flyers Intermediate
Intermediate Jazz
Adult Tap INT
Open Ballet
ABC
Pointe A & B
Advanced Jazz
Senior Lyrical
Level 4 Tap
Experienced Highland
Grade 6 Ballet
Contemporary
7 PM Evening:
Creative Dance 4/5 (SAT)
Beginner Jazz B
Beginner Tap B
Primary Ballet
Beginner Highland
Spirit Flyers Child EXP
Beginner Ballet 9-11
Grade 1 Ballet
Level 1 Tap
Elementary Jazz
Grade 5 Ballet
Level 3 Tap
Musical theatre 9-11
Spirit Flyers Advanced
Intermediate Lyrical
Adult Tap EXP
Adult Hip Hop & Contemporary
Open Ballet
ABC
Pointe A & B
Advanced Jazz
Senior Lyrical
Level 4 Tap
Experienced Highland
Grade 6 Ballet
Contemporary
The Dress Rehearsal:
1. The dress rehearsal for the Dance Program is on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at St. Joseph High
School Theatre, 115 Nelson Road (by the Alice Turner Library and the Soccer Centre).
Please refrain from parking in the Alice Turner Library lot as you may receive a ticket. Please
follow the signs posted. The children must be dressed and prepared to dance 15 minutes prior to
their scheduled time frame. It would be helpful if one or two parents could supervise their child’s
class during the rehearsal times. As soon as your children have finished rehearsing their dance
they may go home. Since the children are not allowed to watch the actual performance, unless
there is room, it is recommended that they stay and watch some of the dances during dress
rehearsal if possible.
2. All children must attend the dress rehearsal. There will be no exceptions. It is impossible for
the children to do well if their entire class is not present, as teachers need to help children find
their places on the stage. The children must come dressed in their costume with hair and makeup
neatly done as per the dance instructor’s specifications.
If they are in more than one number, please dress in the appropriate costume according to the
schedule. If dancers fail to attend the dress rehearsal, they may be asked to withdraw
from the dance recital.
3. There will be no video recording allowed on the performance nights so if you wish to record
your child’s class please do so at the rehearsal. Recording video in your seat during the
performance is very disruptive to both performers and other audience members. Please be
respectful of this. Artistic Imagery does the recording of the recital and produces DVD and video
tapes of each night that can be purchased. See attached order form.
4. If you wish to volunteer your time for some of the jobs that need to be done at/for the recital,
please check your name and the activity for which you wish to volunteer on the attached sheet.
You can return this to your child’s instructor and we will contact you closer to the recital. It will
be appreciated very much if you can find the time to help. As an added incentive to volunteer for
the recital, one free ticket (for either show) will be given to those parents that volunteer to help
out at the recital. The free ticket will be given out at the dress rehearsal before any extra tickets
will be sold. Volunteers are scheduled on a first come-first serve basis.
The Recital: St. Joseph High School Theatre
When:
Sunday, May 28th, 2017
2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
$15.00 per ticket
1. The children are to arrive at the theatre no later than 1:00pm for the afternoon matinee
performance which will begin promptly at 2:00 pm and no later than 6:00 pm for
the evening show which will begin promptly at 7:00 pm. Upon arrival please follow the
posted signs to the dressing rooms. The children are to be in costumes with their hair and make-up
neatly done.
2. Children are not allowed in theatre or in the foyer at anytime during the recital, including
the intermission. If parents need to speak to their children they may go to the dressing rooms and
see them. If parents wish to take their children home after they have performed, please wait until
intermission to collect and inform their teacher that you will be taking them home.
3. Ticket purchases will be available as listed below. There is an initial limit of four tickets per
family per show. After everyone has purchased their initial tickets the remaining tickets will
be sold on a first come first serve basis during the dress rehearsals beginning on Saturday,
May 27th at St. Joseph High School Theatre. Tickets are $15.00 for all ages. All children must
have a ticket if they are going to occupy a seat (children are not allowed to sit on parent’s laps).
Please do not purchase tickets for those involved in the dance performance(s) as there will be
no dancers allowed in the theatre (no exceptions). All seats are rush seating, so if you have a
large group and you want to sit together we would suggest that you arrive early. We have
purposely made the tickets inexpensive, but we do have a lot of costs: theatre, technicians, piano,
and pianists. All of these things are very expensive and we must break even on our program.
4. Tickets will be on sale in the General Office (Room 222, Physical Activity Complex) during the
following times:
• Monday, May 1st, 2017 from 8:30 am-4:30 pm (business hours)
through Friday, May 26th, 2017.
Tickets can be purchased in person in our office using cash, cheque, debit or
credit card (Visa and MasterCard) or over the telephone during business hours
at 966-1001 using Visa ,MasterCard, or AMEX.
* The remainder of tickets will be sold at the Dress Rehearsal (Saturday, May 27th) on a firstcome/first-serve basis using cash or cheque only. Please make cheques payable to UNIVERSITY OF
SASKATCHEWAN.
If you have any questions please call me at 966-1005.
Thank you,
Michelle Weimer, Coordinator
University School of Dance
Following is the schedule for rehearsal
times on Saturday, May 27th, 2017
This is not the order of the program.
SATURDAY, MAY 27th REHEARSAL TIMES
Location: St. Joseph High School Theatre
Note: Each class has 10 minutes to rehearse only! Please be prepared to dance 15 minutes
prior to your scheduled time slot (ex. If your group is scheduled from 10:00-11:00 am,
please arrive by 9:45 am pm with costume, hair/ makeup on).
Each rehearsal session may or may not follow this specific order as some children may
have to rehearse more than one dance per session. Some of our classes will take a few
more minutes, so note the different start times for each session, such as the little ones,
special needs classes, and those dancers who must change multiple times during each
session.
9:30 am-11:00 am
11:00 am-12:00 pm
12:00 pm-1:15 pm
Creative Dance 4 & 5yrs. (Thurs @ 5:30pm)
Creative Dance 4 & 5yrs (Sat @ 11:00am)
Pre-Primary Ballet (Sat @ 11:45am))
Teacher: Madison Kowerchuk-Webster
Primary Ballet ( Sat@ 12:30pm)
Grade 1 Ballet (Sat @ 2:30 pm)
Grade 2 Ballet (Sat @ 1:30 pm)
Teacher: Giannios
Sr. Lyrical (Tues. 7:30-8:30pm)
Teacher: Sara Klippenstein
Advanced Jazz (Tues 8:30-9:30 pm)
Teacher: Sara Klippenstein
Grade 3/4 Ballet (Wed @ 5:30 pm)
Teacher: Giannios
Beginner Jazz B 7-9 (Mon @ 6pm)
Teacher: Sharp
Level 1 Tap (Thurs @ 5:45 pm)
Level 2 Tap (Sat @ 3:00pm)
Teacher: Jodi Simpson-Liburdi
Beginner Ballet 9-11 (Mon @ 7pm)
Teacher: Krista Sharp
Spirit Flyers Child Beginner(Sat @ 11:15pm)
Beginner Tap A (Thurs @ 6:30pm)
Teacher: Simpson-Liburdi
Musical Theatre 9-11 (Wed @ 6:30 pm)
Osterried/K-Webster
Level 4 Tap (Sat @ 12:00pm)
Simpson-Liburdi
Pre-beginner Jazz (Thurs @ 6:15 pm)
Junior Lyrical (Thurs @ 7pm)
Teacher: Madison Kowerchuk-Webster
1:15 pm-2:30 pm
2:30 pm-3:30 pm
3:30 pm-4:45 pm
4:45 pm-6:00 pm
6:00-6:30 pm
Elementary Jazz (Tues @ 6pm))
Beginner Jazz A ( Mon @ 6:45 pm)
Teacher: Kathleen Bindle
Spirit Flyers Child EXP(Sat @ 12:45pm)
Beginner Tap B (Sat @ 1:30 pm)
Teacher: Jodi Simpson-Liburdi
Advanced Highland (Mon. @ 5:30 pm)
Beginner Highland (Mon @ 4:30pm)
Teacher: Kenzie Loverin
Level 3 Tap (Sat @ 2:15pm)
Teacher: Jodi Simpson-Liburdi
Kids in Motion (Thurs @ 4:30pm)
Teacher: Jodi Simpson-Liburdi
Pre-Elementary Jazz (Tues @ 6pm)
Beginner Hip Hop (Mon @ 7:45pm)
Teacher: Kathleen Bindle
Intermediate Lyrical (Tues. @ 5:30pm)
Teacher: Meagan Fabian
Intermediate Jazz (Tues @ 6:30pm)
Teacher: Meagan Fabian
Agility Ballet Company (Mon 5:30-6:30 pm)
Teacher: Deux/Weimer
Open Advanced Ballet (Mon @ 7:30pm)
Teacher: Catherine Deux
Grade 5 ballet (Wed @ 6:30pm)
Grade 6 Ballet (Thurs @ 5:15pm)
Teacher: Melanie Giannios
Adult Hip Hop (Wed @ 8:30 pm)
Contemporary (12 y) (Thurs @ 7:45pm)
Teacher: Josie Roden
Adult Tap Exp. (Thurs @ 8:00pm)
Adult Tap Int. (Thurs @ 7:15pm)
Teacher: Jodi Simpson-Liburdi
Pointe A & B (Thurs @ 6:15/7pm)
Teacher: Melanie Giannios
Adult Contemp. (Thurs @ 8:45pm)
Teacher: Josie Roden
Adv. Spirit Flyers (Sat @ 5pm)
Spirit Flyers Int. (Sat @ 4pm)
Teacher: Jodi Simpson-Liburdi
Clean up
University School of Dance
Recital 2017
Volunteer Sheet
March 2017
Dear Parents:
We would really appreciate any help that you can give us on both the dress rehearsal and the
performance nights. If you feel that you would be able to help us please fill in the box which indicates
when you would like to work. We need 1 person per group for supervision and selection will be on a
first come first serve basis. We also need front house volunteers to man the doors and to collect
tickets. I will phone you to confirm your volunteer time.
I, ________________________________________ will volunteer for the following activities.
Sunday, May 28th, 1:00 p.m. Class supervision (backstage) _________________________________
(1-2 per group)
(Your child’s class or class you would like to help with)
Sunday, May 28th, 6:00 p.m. Class supervision (backstage) _________________________________
(1 person per group)
(Your child’s class or class you would like to help with)
I will help with the front door or tickets
Please be there 1 hour prior to performance time.
2 pm performance:________
7 pm performance:________
I would like to help lay/rollup the dance floor:
*Please meet at St. Joe’s
Sat., May 27th @ 9:00 am: ________________
Sun., May 28th @ 9:00pm:________________
Signature ______________________
EMAIL _______________________
Please return this sheet to your child’s teacher no later than Friday, May 26th, 2017.
Thank you.